Bayou
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South of the Mason-Dixon Line, lies a strange land of gods and monsters. Born from centuries of slavery, civil war, innocent bloodshed, hate and strife lurks a world parallel to our own. LEE WAGSTAFF is the daughter of a poor, sharecropper in a depression-era, Mississippi Delta town, called Charon. She’s an introspective, brave child and hard labor in the fields has made her sturdy and strong. One day, Lee and her father help the sheriff retrieve the body of a boy who’d been lynched and thrown into the river. Lee dives into the depths to tie a rope around the boy. While under water, she catches a glimpse of a strange world. Ever since that day, Lee hears voices in the trees and rivers. When Lee’s playmate, Lily, is snatched by BOG, an evil inhabitant of that place she saw, Lee’s father is accused of kidnapping. The worst thing a black man could do in the 30’s was harm a white child. Lee must pursue Bog into his world in order to save her friend before her father is lynched. Lee enlists the help of a benevolent, blues-singing, swamp monster called BAYOU and together they trek across a Southern Neverland in search of Lee’s friend. Along the way, they meet several colorful characters, like BR’ER RABBIT. Lee soon realizes that Bog has some sort of hold on all the inhabitants in this world and feeds off of hatred and strife in our world. As the racial tensions grow, Bog grows more powerful, so not only are Lee’s friends and father in peril, but all of Charon.
aghh!!! i love how nightmarish this update felt! woo!
shoot shoot shoot shoot shoot!!!!!!
Huh. So that's what Bayou meant by "plays with `em."
Amazing work here. I can't wait to ride this to the end.
Well, a shirtless guy who swallows little kids whole anyway. Power to you shirtless guys wearing the aprons out there.
A shirtless guy in a frilly apron... that is just five kinds of wrong.
Zuda does not get better than Bayou. I can't wait for the next update!
I was gonna post "creepy." but OMEGA beat me to it.
This work makes me want to be a better artist and storyteller.
What more can I say? (Insert glowing praise here) Please keep it up.
creepy
Holy crap, this was good. That this isn't out yet in a lavish hardcover edition is something I have a hard time to believe.
So utterly imaginative, this is comics at its best.
I still really like where this comic takes you and is going.
Hey,Jeremy, answer your friend invites! heh.
For such dark material this is a beautiful piece of work.
I hope this is not movietized. This is just too good for the "fans" to badmouth Jeremy because he won't work with Hollywood if it sucks.
When are the updates for this comic?? I am enthralled by it's beautiful art, and grasping story. It reminds me of something Neil Gaiman would dream up, but with a little lovecraftian influence and a gallon of swamp water for taste.
i never know there were web-cmics like this out there
LMAO @ grifter. I wish I could stop reading this every time there's n up date so I can have something to go back to.
Forgive me guys, but I can't think of Cotton Eye Joe without thinking of this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddgyg_5FF_0
Your strip is still great btw!
There is no question that a movie will be made out of this one! This has so much going for it!
Never before have I read anything this incredible. Bayou and High Moon are the titles that got me hooked on Zuda. Is it a coincidence that they rhyme..? I THINK NOT.
Amped for the next update..
Your work inspired me to register and post a comment. Not usually my style. Thank you for this beautiful and artful comic.
How often does it update?
Was that a Princess?!
I'm enjoying Bayou very much. I luv art work and story. keep it up.
You can check out an interview with Jeremy on www.cbmania.com
It's pretty cool.
BEST ON THE NET,BAR NONE
There aren't enough superlatives in the English Language to describe BAYOU. Every update is an event!
Awesome.
Bayou is my favorite webcomic, period.
congrats on 100,000!
Always a pleasure reading the updates to Bayou. This is one of the best stories I've ever read.
Not only is this by far the best thing I've seen on this site,it's the best thing I've read PERIOD in ages. I will so buy this if it ever gets committed to paper. I hope you're very proud of yourselves because this ranks up there with the best. It's like "To kill a Mockingbird" on mescaline. I'm telling everyone about this. I'm glad it was long because I didn't want to stop. Unfortunately I'm writing this pretty late and my wife is telling me to go to bed, otherwise I would embarrass you more with the sappy praise.Cheers
Beautiful! She shoots a shotgun and it would knock her straight down!
Congrats on reaching 100,000. Well done! You deserve it with all the hard work you've put in.
Just awesome, started reading and got addicted already
Lee is such a cool character. I'm gonna be SO upset if anything else bad happens to her...
this is beautiful all the way round, from the art to the story...can't wait for the next pages...
This has got to go to print, motion picture, dvd, something!!! Truly one of the best stories and art I've seen in a looonng time. Can't wait for the next chapter, thank you.
I always get a lil' sad when I get to the last page. Yo, storytellin' at its finest my brother.
Congrats on over 100,000 views, Bayou!
wwwowtuffkid
Wow. This is a powerful piece of writing accompanied by beautiful images. I can't wait for more!
Beautiful Jeremy. Just... beautiful
Love it, love it, love it! I can't wait to own this story in print.
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–Jernell
I can picture that... Lee with a shotgun.Cool!
Also, I hope at some point we get to meet the BUH-BOSSMAN!
I love how Lee just takes the news that she isn't going to live long and accepts it. It really is the mindset of someone who expects bad things will happen, and she is just going to have to work around them.
Wow, I wish I could tell a story like this...is that gumbo and cornbread on the table?
BBbayou se se iz da originatiz ov da viction .. Par quooeit too zi sayyin tadaq. shud nut be anythuk but wut id iz. IIz nnno hollywoobbullshityooo!
Don't know why everybody wants to see this as a movie.
Bayou is a clear example on how comic book storytelling has its own language, timing and charm while highlighting all the reasons of why we all love comics.
Keep the stun bombs falling on us!!!
I can see this story as a movie. It's surreal and instantly immerses the reader into the Bayou. Keep up the incredible work!
Hey, Lizz! I checked out your site and your art was pretty cool. Liked "Laliophobia", "The Lonely Tree", and absolutely loved "Proteus & Valentine in Korea"!
Beautiful. Very well done. I was drawn into Lee's world from the very first frame.
This is truly amazing stuff. Thank you for writing this.